Sam Allardyce 'plans to be chilled-out boss'

New England manager Sam Allardyce is reportedly planning to take a more "relaxed approach" during his tenure in the national hotseat.

The 61-year-old replaced Roy Hodgson as Three Lions boss this summer after a disappointing Euro 2016 campaign that saw England crash out to minnows Iceland at the round-of-16 stage.

According to The Independent, Allardyce has decided to scrap his predecessor's policy of "lengthy tactical meetings" with players ahead of fixtures and instead plans to give them "greater freedom" on the pitch.

The former Sunderland and West Ham United manager has also decided to give his squad a day off whenever they meet at St George's Park for training weeks after hearing that the players found the experience of being deep in the Staffordshire countryside "boring" and "monotonous".

Allardyce is due to name his first England squad, for next week's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia, later today.